In a welcome break-through to an impasse in the negotiations to stop North Korea’s nuclear weapon program, which had lasted almost eighteen months, the members of the Six Party Talks (United States, China, Japan, North Korea, Russia, and South Korea) announced on February 13, 2007 an agreement to shut down North Korea’s nuclear reactors at Yongbyon. The agreement sets out a process to begin implementation of steps that will move North Korea closer to rolling back its nuclear weapon program.
Washington, D.C. - The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation welcomed the announcement of an agreement negotiated with North Korea that may lead to a verifiable dismantlement of North Korea’s nuclear weapon program. This promising development is all the more important as lack of diplomatic engagement and progress had plagued negotiations for the last several years.
Washington, D.C. – The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation warned that the threat from North Korea will only continue to escalate unless the United States pursues a more effective and viable plan to engage North Korea in negotiations that will lead to North Korea abandoning its nuclear weapons and missile programs.
Former generals and officials seek to prevent an attack on suspected nuclear sites and to overhaul policies toward Tehran and Baghdad. Los Angeles Times August 16, 2006 By Peter Spiegel, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Seeking to counter the White...
The US-Indian nuclear agreement that President Bush announced on July 18, 2005 stems from the United States’ desire to counter a rising China and to facilitate the expansion of nuclear power.
In a November 18, 2005 letter to Congress, a bipartisan group of 19 former U.S. government officials and experts urged Congress to "critically examine" the U.S.-Indian proposal to allow for "full" U.S.-Indian civilian nuclear cooperation. The experts' letter urges Congress to "consider the full implications of the proposed agreement"and seek responses from the Administration on questions affecting U.S. and international security.
Washington, DC, August 11– The Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation warned that Iran’s resumption of its nuclear activities and its defiance of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has escalated a dangerous stand-off and has become a test case for enforcing compliance under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Dr. Jim Walsh, a Board Member of the Council for a Livable World and Executive Director of the Managing the Atom Project at Harvard University is one of few Americans to have visited North Korea where he met with North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Gae Gwan and other senior North Korean officials from the Foreign Ministry, the Supreme People’s Assembly, the Trade Ministry, and the Korean People’s Army. His trip coincided with the announcement of the resumption of the six-party talks. The report includes detailed notes from his meetings and trip to Pyongyang, Beijing, and Seoul from June 25 - July 4, 2005.
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